Icelandic Confederation of Labour

ASÍ
Icelandic Confederation of Labour
Alþýðusamband Íslands

Founded	1916
Headquarters	Reykjavík, Iceland
Location	Iceland
Members	73,000
Key people	Drífa Snædal, chair
Affiliations	ITUC, ETUC, TUAC, NFS
Website	www.asi.is

The Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) (Icelandic: Alþýðusamband Íslands) is a trade union centre in Iceland. It was formed in 1916 and has a membership of 104,500, approximately half of the Icelandic workforce.

The ASÍ is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation, the European Trade Union Confederation, and the Council of Nordic Trade Unions. In October 2018 Drífa Snædal became the first female leader of the union.

Affiliates

There are five federations affiliated to the ASÍ:

Icelandic Electrical Industry Union
Icelandic Fishermen's Union
Icelandic Trade Union Federation
National Union of Icelandic Traders
Samiðn

In addition, six trade unions are directly affiliated to the ASÍ:

Icelandic Dairy Union
Icelandic Flight Attendants' Association
Leiðsögn
MATVÍS
Union of Hairdressers
VM

Presidents

1916: Ottó N. Þorláksson

1918: Jón Baldvinsson

1938: Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson

1940:

1942: Guðgeir Jónsson

1944: Hermann Guðmundsson

1948: Helgi Hannesson

1954: Hannibal Valdimarsson

1971: Björn Jónsson

1973: Snorri Jónsson (acting)

1974: Björn Jónsson

1978: Snorri Jónsson (acting)

1980: Ásmundur Stefánsson

1992: Benedikt Davíðsson

1996: Grétar Þorsteinsson

2008: Gylfi Arnbjörnsson

2018: Drífa Snædal

References

"Aðildarfélög". ASÍ. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
"Félög með beina aðild að ASÍ". ASÍ. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.

External links

Official website (in Icelandic)
Information brochure for foreign workers (in English)
Drífa Snædal, Iceland's new ASÍ leader: Taking the helm in turbulent times

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